Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8ccc7e294f41480…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 4541-01-01 Authoring application: 2621
MD5: 7fec28a8f077750e433345e34a8946c8 SHA-1: b4d07ea5f11e0376cf4ff17593a46a3494525b60 SHA-256: b8ccc7e294f414805f570df646657c6b3166ef8a68737a082c7d22fab5286299
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014' confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript file 'javascript_obj0013_001.js' is likely responsible for the exploit, potentially downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The obfuscation indicators within the extracted JavaScript further suggest malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
2811067d1a93e5527100f7972f8e55ca45bb7968dec9fa70d0d221c5a003556b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4812 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).